Philip (phil) M. Condit

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Phil Condit resigned from his position as chairman and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company2, the world's largest aerospace company, on Dec. 1 , 2003. Under Condit's leadership, several mergers3 and acquisitions transformed the company into a broad-based, global enterprise. The acquisition of Rockwell Aerospace" the merger with McDonnell Douglas5 and the addition of Hughes Space & Communications6 established a company with great strength and breadth. Today, Boeing is strongly positioned in commercial airplanes, defense, space, information technology, financing, and communications.

Condit, a native of Berkeley, Calif. , was born on Aug. 2, 1941. He has been an aviation enthusiast his entire life and earned a pilot's license at the age of 18. He joined Boeing Hublot Replica in 1965 as an aerodynamics8engineer on the Su-personic9 Transport (SST) program, then his career spanned more than 35 years of service to Boeing in almost 20 assignments10. In 1992, Condit was elected president and member of the board of directors of Boeing, later ...
... he added the title of chief executive officer in 1996 and chair-man in 1997. He was the seventh chairman since the company was founded in 1916.

Condit led the team that launched the wide-body Boeing 777 airplane" , and he pioneered management concepts that integrated design/build teams of customers, suppliers and employees to design and produce the 21st century jet. The 777 "Working Together" team has received numerous aeronautical12 a-wards, including the prestigious Collier Award. He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1963 ; a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University in 1965; a master's degree in management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975; and, in 1997, a doctorate in engineering from Science University of Tokyo where he was the first Westerner to earn such a degree.

Condit is a proponent'3of lifelong learning, he often met with students and teachers, and introduced a unique program to encourage and reward Boeing people who pursue learning throughout their careers. Condit was the co-chair of Achieve, a nonprofit organization that helps states raise academic standards. In recognition of his commitment to education, the United Negro College Fund15 awarded him the prestigious Frederick D. Patterson Award in 1999.

He is also the author of several published papers on commercial aircraft technology and holds a patent, awarded in 1 965 , for the design of a flexible wing called the sail wing. He Tag Heuer Replica Watches has won numerous awards for engineering and management achievements, including the Financial World Chief Executive Officer of the Year award for 1997; the 1997 Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award16 for advancing international standards; the 1998 Peter F. Ducker Strategic Leadership Award; the 1998 University of California, Berkeley, Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award; in June 1999, the Distinguished Eagle Award from the Air Command and Staff College; and the 1999 International von Karman Wings Award17 from The Aerospace Historical Society.